The Devi/Shekinah/Holy Spirit/Ruh/Tao/Aykaa Mayee is indwelling feminine aspect of Brahman

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, " jagbir

singh " <adishakti_org wrote:

 

Dear Jagbir and All,

 

i understand now that the Kitab Al Munir is mentioned in the Koran, by the quote

you have given, from the Qur'an:

 

" Yet there is among men such a one as disputes about Allah, without knowledge,

without guidance and without the Book of Enlightenment "

 

surah 22:7-8 Al Hajj

Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an, 1989.)

http://adishakti.org/kitab_al_munir.htm

 

Only that, Muslims call it the 'Kitab Al Munir'. In English, it is called the

'Book of Enlightenment', and the Hindus must call it the 'Sri Lalita

Sahasranama'.

 

i read from your URL, where it says that the 'Book of Enlightenment' was there,

long before the Qur'an.

 

This is very interesting. i have read from this post, and the 'Book of

Enlightenment' is so very beautiful, in describing Shri Lalita Devi, the Mother

of us all, of whom Shri Mataji is the Incarnation of 'Adi Shakti', which is one

aspect only, of Shri Lalita Devi, out of the many many aspects, mentioned in the

'Shri Lalita Sahasranama'.

 

That is why too, there are many instances in which Shri Mataji has spoken, that

sometimes, i think SYs think it is about 'Herself' that Shri Mataji is speaking

about, when She is actually speaking about the 'Shri Lalita Devi'.... as

described in the 'Sri Lalita Sahasranama', of whom Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, is

the incarnation of the Aspect of 'Adi Shakti'.

 

Isn't 'Shri Lalita Devi' then the Divine Mother 'Within', of whom Shri Mataji

incarnated to introduce us to.... of whom Shri Mataji says 'Herself is a

Reflection'? i mean, Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi would not have to introduce us to

another Mother, 'the Mother Within', would She, if that Mother was Herself?

 

'To reiterate'.... Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi on Earth, said that She 'incarnated'

to introduce us to 'Our Individual Mother Within'. She must have been referring

to Shri Lalita Devi! Who else could it have been? If it was Herself, Shri Mataji

Nirmala Devi was 'referring to', surely She would have had 'no need for

introductions', since She was right in front of us 'in the flesh'!

 

So.... Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi was introducing us to Shri Lalita Devi, our

'individual Mother Within', but that would have been too much for most people

'to fathom', just like it was too much for the Muslims 'to fathom'.

 

If that is the case, this surely shows that SYs cannot limit, define, and

organise Shri Lalita Devi, let alone Her Incarnation, Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi!

No matter how hard they try, through a religious organisation to do so! She is

beyond any 'ability to organise', let alone 'comprehend' in Her Greatness!

Indeed, the only way 'to comprehend' is to 'go within' as Her Incarnation, Shri

Mataji Nirmala Devi must have said thousands of times!

 

Jagbir, just reading the Lalita Sahasranama.... cleanses the Soul of Impurities.

It is 'other-worldly', unbelievable, and yet so 'down to earth' too. i agree

that there is no book like it. i think it needs to be imbibed slowly and surely,

and contemplated and meditated upon. A lot of the material there, i believe Shri

Mataji has talked about, because just about everything i read there, i recognise

that Shri Mataji has taught also. This is a very exciting Realisation. i am glad

you have brought it to our Collective Attention.

 

violet

 

 

 

> > The individual Mother within is the Devi/Shekinah/Holy Spirit/

Ruh/

> > Tao/Aykaa Mayee. The holy scriptures give different names to the

> > one and the same Divine Feminine. The information given also

varies

> > and in the case of the Qur'an almost non-existent and left out

> > deliberately:

> >

> > They ask thee concerning the Spirit.

> > Say: " The Spirit (cometh) by command of my Lord:

> > Of knowledge it is only a little that is communicated to you. "

> >

> > surah 17: 85 Al Isra' (The Night Journey)

> > Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an, 1989.)

> >

>

> (Jagbir, the verse sounds 'innocent enough'. How can you deduct

from

> that verse, that it was left out 'deliberately'. i am curious about

> that statement. Are you saying that the 'Book of Enlightenment'

was a

> part of the Qur'an originally, and got separated from it? Do you

know

> who wrote it? i am really surprised that the Shri Lalita

Sahasranama,

> comes from the Qur'an, did you say?! i thought it was of a 'Hindu

> Source'.)

>

> Violet, even today it is next to impossible, due to the vastness of

> exoteric breadth and esoteric depth, to comprehend the Devi/

Shekinah/

> Holy Spirit/Ruh/Tao/Aykaa Mayee. There was absolutely no way

> illiterate, stone-worshipping and child-sacrificing desert-dwellers

> 1400 years ago could have been enlightened of His Spirit. Prophet

> Muhammad was spreading the revelations of God to these backward

> tribes and ridding them of their false beliefs and rituals. It

would

> have served no purpose to try instilling the far more difficult

> aspect of His Ruh. So little was communicated to them.

>

> The " Book of Enlightenment " was never part of the Qu'ran and that

is

> why Muslims never bothered about it. Try googling " Kitab Al Munir "

> and other than my explanation you will not find a single mention. i

> believe it has been erased/misinterpreted out of the collective

> Muslim memory.

>

> >

> > Only the Sri Lalita Sahasranama provides the deep, detailed and

> > enlightening revelations of the Divine Feminine, both esoteric

and

> > exoteric. This holy text about the Divine Feminine towers over

all

> > and is indispensable to comprehend the mystical aspect of the

Last

> > Judgment and Resurrection. That is why it is the Kitab Al Munir

> > (Book of Enlightenment) of the Qur'an, without which one cannot

> > understand God Almighty:

> >

> > " Yet there is among men such a one as disputes about Allah,

without

> > knowledge, without guidance and without the Book of

Enlightenment "

> >

> > surah 22:7-8 Al Hajj

> > Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an, 1989.)

> > http://adishakti.org/kitab_al_munir.htm

> >

>

> The Kitab Al Munir or Shri Lalita Sahasranama is the only scripture

> that reveals the esoteric aspect of His Spirit. There is nothing

else

> worth comparing. This Book of Enlightenment is matchless in

revealing

> the Divine Mother within who by giving Self-realization leads the

> devotee towards God-realization. You cannot know God-Almighty/

Brahman

> otherwise until and unless you know His indwelling feminine aspect.

>

> The Devi/Shekinah/Holy Spirit/Ruh/Tao/Aykaa Mayee is the indwelling

> feminine aspect of Brahman - your Self. The Shri Lalita Sahasranama

> is the Book of Enlightenment whose 1000 names bestow unsurpassable

> supreme knowledge and guidance to know God Almighty. At the moment

> i do not have the time and ability to explain such information from

> the Sri Lalita Sahasranama. So i will just list them:

>

> 1) Sri Mata

> — Sacred Mother (feminine); the Seer, the Seen and the Seeing.

> — The Knower; the Measurer (masculine)

> — " For Whom all creatures are born. " Taittiriya Upanishad 3. 2

>

> 2) Sri Maharajni

> — Great Empress

> — " By Whom all creatures live. " Taittiriya Upanishad 3. 1

>

> 4) Sri Cidagni-Kunda-sambhuta

> — Born from the Pit of the Fire of Consciousness.

> — Burns out ignorance and confers Immortality.

>

> 5) Sri Deva-Karya-Samudyata.

> — Emerges for a Divine Purpose.

> — Appears to answer the prayer of Gods (Divine Beings) for help.

> — Battles for the spiritual emancipation of Her devotee.

>

> 58) Sri Panca-Brahmasana-sthita

> — Seated above the Five: Sri Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Isna and

Sadasiva.

>

> 59) Sri Maha-padmatavi-samstha

> — Dwells in the Great Lotus Forest.

>

> 61) Sri Sudha-sagara-madhyastha

> — Ocean of Nectar.

> — Abode of Bliss.

>

> 64) Sri Devarsi-gana-sanghata-stuyamanatma-vaibhava

> — Gods and Seers perceived Her Cosmic Form.

> — Seers realised unity of individual and Cosmic Selves.

>

> 65) Sri Bhandasura-vadhodyukta-sakti-sena-samanvita

> — Confers powers to devotees to conquer their egos.

> — Grants true realisation of Ultimate Reality.

>

> 68) Sri Chakra-raja-ratha-rudha-sarvayudha-pariskrta

> — Mounted on Sri Chakra inside body with all weapons i.e. Powers.

> — Enlightens mind to realise Ultimate Reality as an All Pervading-

Consciousness.

>

> 70) Sri Chakra-ratharudha-dandanatha-puraskrta

> — Mounted on Kiri Chakra, led by Sri Varahi, commander of Her

armies.

> — Controls forces inside body and marshals them towards God

realization.

>

> 78) Sri Mahaganesa-nirbhinnavighna-yantra-praharsita

> — Delighted at Sri Ganesha destroying obstacles of Her devotees.

> — Enables devotee overcome impediments by Her presence in body and

Cosmos.

>

> 80) Sri Karanguli-nakhotapanna-Narayana-dasakrtih

> — 10 avataras of Sri Vishnu emerge from Her fingernails to fight

Her battles against Forces of Darkness.

>

> 83) Sri Brahmopendra-Mahendradideva-samstuta-vaibhava

> — Her splendour praised by Sri Brahma, Vishnu and Indra.

> — " You are verily that which cannot be uttered. " Sri Brahmadeva

(Devi

> Mahatmyam)

>

> 99) Sri Muladharaika-nilaya

> — Dwells in Muladhara Chakra inside body.

>

> 101) Sri Manipuranta-rudita

> — Appears then in Manipurna Chakra; devotee feels unreality of

wakeful state.

>

> 102) Sri Visnu-granthi-vibhedini

> — Cuts Knot of Sri Vishnu; devotee perceives unreality of

individuality.

>

> 104) Sri Rudra-granthi-vibhedini

> — Cuts Knot of Sri Rudra; devotee becomes one with Cosmic

Consciousness.

>

> 105) Sri Sahasrarambujarudha

> — Dwells in Sahasrara Chakra of liberated souls as Saksi or

Witness.

>

> 110) Sri Kundalini

> — She is coiled like a serpent. She is stated to assume 31/2 coils

> - the form in which Sri Lalita resides in sacrum bone of every

human

> as potential state.

>

> 112) Sri Bhavani

> — Giver of Life to Universe.

>

> 114) Sri Bhavaranya-kutharika

> — Confers moksa from samsara i.e. freedom from cycle of rebirths.

>

> 136) Sri Nitya

> — Eternal.

>

> 137) Sri Nirakara

> — Formless

>

> 143) Sri Nirupaplava

> — Indestructible.

>

> 154) Sri Nirupadhih

> — Alone

>

> 155) Sri Nirisvara

> — Supreme.

>

> 167) Sri Papanasini

> — Dispels all ignorance, or destroys sins.

> — " By mere concentration on Her, sin becomes virtue. " Brahmanda

> Purana

>

> 173) Sri Samsayaghni

> — Destroys doubts of devotees.

>

> 174) Sri Nirbhava

> — Unborn.

>

> 175) Sri Nirnasa

> — Deathless.

>

> 196) Sri Sarvajna

> — Omniscient.

>

> 198) Sri Samanadhika-Varjita

> — Supreme; none to equal or excel Her.

>

> 199) Sri Sarva-Sakti-Mayi

> — The Mother of all Powers and Energies such as Mahakali, Mahlaksmi

> and Mahasaraswati.

>

> 201) Sri Sadgati-Prada

> — Leads devotee to Highest Truth or Reality which is Herself.

>

> 203) Sri Sarvamayi

> — Immanent in All.

>

> 207) Sri Manonmani

> — Highest state of Consciousness.

> — Secret name of Sri Durga.

>

> 208) Sri Mahesvari

> — One with Him, God Almighty.

>

> 209) Sri Mahadevi

> — The Greatest Goddess.

>

> 212) Sri Maharupa

> — The Supreme Form.

>

> 213) Sri Maha-Pujya

> — Worshipped by the Highest i.e. Sri Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

>

> 214) Sri Maha-Pataka-Nasini

> — Destroys the greatest of sins.

>

> 216) Sri Maha-Sattva

> — Supreme Existence.

> — Supreme Energy.

>

> 217) Sri Maha-Saktih

> — The Greatest Power.

> — " To the Devi who abides in All beings in the form of Power. "

> Sri Durga-Saptasati 32-34

>

> 218) Sri Maharatih

> — The Greatest Bliss.

>

> 221) Sri Mahavirya

> — The Greatest Might.

>

> 222) Sri Mahabala

> — The Greatest Strength.

>

> 223) Sri Mahabuddhih

> — The Greatest Intelligence.

>

> — " To the Devi who abides in All beings in the form of Pure

Intelligence. " Sri Durga-Saptasati 20-22

>

> 232) Sri Mahesvara-Maha-Kalpa-Maha-Tandava-Saksini

> — Silent Witness to the dissolution of the Universe.

>

> 252) Sri Paramananda

> — The Ultimate Bliss.

>

> 254) Sri Dhyana-Dhyatr-Dhyeya-Rupa

> — In the form of meditation, meditator and meditated.

>

> 256) Sri Visvarupa

> — Universe is Her From.

>

> 263) Sri Sarvavastha Vivarjita

> — Beyond all states. She is one with those who are beyond all

those states mentioned above.

>

> 265) Sri Brahmarupa

> — Of the Form of Sri Brahma, the Creator.

>

> 267) Sri Govindarupini

> — Of the form of Sri Vishnu, the Sustainer.

>

> 268) Sri Samharini

> — Destroyer of Universe.

>

> 285) Sri Abrahma-Kita-Janani

> — Mother of all Life.

>

> 296) Sri Anandinidhana

> — Having neither Birth nor Death.

> — Eternal.

>

> 297) Sri Hari-Brahmendra-Sevita

> — Served by Sri Vishnu, Brahma and Indra, being Their Overlord.

>

> 317) Sri Raksakari

> — The Saviour.

>

> 325) Sri Jagatikanda

> — Root of the Universe.

>

> 326) Sri Karunarasa-Sagara

> — Ocean of Compassion.

>

> 329) Sri Kanta

> — Ultimate Form of Reality.

>

> 338) Sri Veda-Janani

> — Mother of the Vedas.

>

> 339) Sri Visnu-Maya

> — Produces an illusion of limitation, even to Visnu who is

limitless.

>

> 340) Sri Vilasini

> — Universe is for Her Pleasure.

> — Opens or closes way to Self-Realization.

>

> 358) Sri Taruni

> — Ever Young

>

> 359) Sri Tapasaradhya

> — Worshipped by Penance.

> — Beyond those incapable of meditation and penance.

>

> 361) Sri Tamopaha

> — The Remover of Ignorance.

>

> 366) Sri Para

> — The Ultimate.

>

> 367) Sri Pratyak-Chiti-Rupa

> — Inner Consciousness or Knowledge.

>

> 369) Sri Para Devata

> — The Ultimate Godhead.

>

> 373) Sri Kamesvara-Prananadi

> — Life-breath of Sri Shiva.

> — " Without Her, He is unable to move. " Saundhara-Lahari 1.

>

> 374) Sri Krtajna

> — Witness and Judge of all.

>

> 389) Sri Nirupama

> — Unequalled.

>

> 390) Sri Nirvana-sukha-dayini

> — Giver of the Bliss of Liberation.

>

> 396) Sri Paramesvari

> — The Ultimate Ruler.

>

> 397) Sri Mulaprakrtih

> — The Original Nature.

>

> 400) Sri Vyapini

> — All Pervading.

>

> 414) Sri Sva-prakasa

> — Self-Illuminated; nothing illuminates Her as She is `Svayam-

jyoti'.

>

> 415) Sri Mano-vachamagochara

> — Beyond grasp of mind and speech.

> — " Where words turn back. " Annapurna Upanisad 2

>

> 419) Sri Jadatmika

> — Entire Creation has no power of knowing Her.

>

> 423) Sri Dvija-Vrnda-nisevita

> — Pacified by the twice-born.

>

> 442) Sri Kumara-gana-nathamba

> — Mother of Sri Kumara and Sri Ganesha, Commanders-in-Chief of the

> Divine Forces.

>

> 457) Sri Mata

> — Mother.

>

> 463) Sri Suranayika

> — Leader of Gods.

>

> 470) Sri Vayovastha-vivarjita

> — Ageless.

>

> 528) Sri Sahasra-dala-padmastha

> — Resides in the Thousand-Petalled Lotus.

>

> 543) Sri Punya-labhya

> — Attained by the meritorious or righteous.

> — Worshipped due to good actions in previous births.

>

> 552) Sri Agra-ganya

> — Primordial.

>

> 552) Sri Achintya-rupa

> — Form inaccessible to thought.

>

> 555) Sri Kali-kalmasa-nasini

> — Destroys sins in this Kali age.

>

> 563) Sri Mukhya

> — The First One.

>

> 573) Sri Prajnana Ghana-rupini

> — Supreme Wisdom

> — State of Consciousness where nothing else is experienced except

Self.

> — " Like the taste of salt in the sea (It) is everywhere; Prajnana

is All Pervasive. " Brahadaranyaka Upanisad

>

> 591) Sri Sirahsthita

> — Dwells inside head near Brahmarandhra.

>

> 603) Sri Gurumurtih

> — Of the Form of Guru.

> — Leads devotee to Highest state of Liberation

>

> 615) Sri Adi-Shaktih

> — Primal Power.

> — The First Cause.

>

> 616) Sri Ameya

> — Immeasurable.

>

> 618) Sri Atma

> — The Ultimate Cosmic Soul.

>

> 620) Sri Aneka-koti-brahmanda-Janani

> — Mother of all Universes.

> — Her mind creates Universes at Will.

>

> 621) Sri Divya-vigraha

> — Represents the Battle of the Divine Forces against Evil.

>

> 646) Sri Satyananda-svarupini

> — Of the Nature of Truth and Bliss.

>

> 651) Sri Vijnatri

> — Source of All Knowledge.

>

> 654) Sri Yogada

> — One who gives Union of individual soul with Cosmic Spirit.

>

> 658) Sri Icchasakti-Jnana-Sakti-Kriya-Sakti- Svarupini

> — The Power of Will, Knowledge and Action.

> — The Force that Creates and Moves the Universe.

>

> 661) Sri Sadasad-rupadharini

> — The Form of Existence and Non-existence.

> — The Source of Reality and Unreality.

>

> 664) Sri Loka-yatra-vidhayini

> — The One who determines the Life-Cycle of the Universe.

>

> 665) Sri Ekakini

> — Alone.

>

> 668) Sri Dvaita-varjita

> — The Ultimate Reality beyond All Duality.

>

> 673) Sri Brhati

> — The Immense Truth.

>

> 678) Sri Bhasa-rupa

> — In the Form of Languages.

>

> 681) Sri Sukharadhya

> — Easily worshipped without putting body to strain.

> — Internally worshipped.

>

> 683) Sri Sobhana-sulabha-gatih

> — The Easiest Path to Self-Realization.

>

> 692) Sri Samrajya-dayini

> — The Giver of Empires.

> — Bestower of the Empire of Liberation.

>

> 700) Sri Saccidananda-rupini

> — The Truth, Knowledge and Bliss unconditioned by Time and Space.

> — The basic components of the Ultimate.

>

> 701) Sri Desa-kala-paricchinna

> — The Truth unbroken by Time and Space.

> — The All Pervading Eternal Truth.

>

> 702) Sri Sarvaga

> — Present Everywhere and in Everything.

>

> 705) Sri Sastramayi

> — The Mother of all Scriptures.

>

> 706) Sri Guhamba

> — The Mother that dwells in the Heart.

>

> 707) Sri Guhya-rupini

> — Beyond the Senses.

> — Unseen and Secret.

>

> 713) Sri Guru-mandala-rupini

> — The Unbroken Line of Divine Messengers.

> — The Succession of Gurus that is She Herself.

>

> 718) Sri Mahi

> — The Mother Earth.

> — Giver of all Life and Food.

>

> 719) Sri Ganamba

> — The Mother of Sri Ganesha.

>

> 725) Sri Daksinamurti-rupini

> — The Form of Sri Daksinamurti, The Cosmic Guru.

> — The Treasure-House of All Knowledge.

>

> 736) Sri Muktida

> — The One who confers Liberation.

>

> 737) Sri Mukti-Rupini

> — The Form of Liberation.

> — The Supreme Knowledge of Liberation.

>

> 739) Sri Layakari

> —The Fifth State beyond Turiya.

> —The State where individual and Cosmic Consciousness merge.

>

> 742) Sri Bhava-Dava-Sudha-Vrstih

> — Ambrosial rain which extinguishes the forest fire of Samsara.

> — Ends the cycle of births and death.

>

> 755) Sri Candika

> — Angry with evil forces.

>

> 757) Sri Ksara-Ksaratmika

> — Eternal and Indestructible.

>

> 759) Sri Visva-Dharini

> — The One who contains all Universes.

>

> 765) Sri Suddha

> — Pure Knowledge.

>

> 768) Sri Dyuti-Dhara

> — The Light.

>

> 777) Sri Viraradhya

> — Worshipped by the valiant.

>

> 783) Sri Pranada

> — The Giver of Life.

>

> 788) Sri Jayatsena

> — Having victorious armies of Divine Forces.

>

> 800) Sri Rasa-sevadhih

> — The Ocean of Bliss.

>

> 802) Sri Puratana

> — The Primordial One.

> — The Ancient One.

>

> 806) Sri Param-jyotih

> — The Ultimate Light.

> — " There (in the Great Lotus Forest) the sun, moon and stars do

not shine because She illumines the mind that illumine all of them. "

Kathopanisad 5.15

>

> 808) Sri Paramanuh

> — The Ultimate Atom.

> — The Minutest Atom.

>

> 809) Sri Parat-para

> — The Ultimate of the Ultimate.

> — The Ultimate beyond the Trimurti — Sri Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

>

> 814) Sri Amurta

> — Beyond sense perception.

> — Formless.

>

> 816) Sri Muni-manasa-hamsika

> — Ever dwelling in the minds of Yogis.

> — The Female Swan in the Lake of the Great Lotus Forest.

>

> 817) Sri Satya-vrata

> — Dedicated to the Food of Truth.

>

> 819) Sri Sarvantaryamini

> — The Spirit

>

> 822) Sri Brahma-janani

> — The Ultimate Mother of All.

>

> 824) Sri Bahu-rupa

> — Of Multiform Manifestations.

> — " There are many forms of Her: the divine, human, animal, static

and

> mobile. Hence She is known as Bahurupa. " Devi-Purana

>

> 826) Sri Prasavitri

> — Entire Creation emanates from Her.

>

> 828) Sri Ajna

> — The Command.

> — " In the beginning from My Mouth, By My Command were born. " Linga

> Purana

>

> 831) Sri Pranesvari

> —The Ruler of All Forms of Life.

> —The Life of Life.

>

> 836) Sri Vira-mata

> — The Mother of the Forces battling the forces of evil.

>

> 839) Sri Mukti-nilaya

> — The Abode of Liberation.

>

> 840) Sri Mula-vigraha-rupini

> — The Primordial Power.

>

> 841) Sri Bhavajna

> — The Knower of All Thoughts.

>

> 845) Sri Sastra-sara

> — The Power behind all Scriptures.

>

> 851) Sri Janma-mrtyu-tapta-jana-visranti-dayini

> — Bestower of Peace and Solace on those consumed by evils of life,

> death and old age.

> — Endows True Knowledge of their Selves.

>

> 852) Sri Sarvopanisadadudghusta

> — Proclaimed by all the Upanisads.

>

> 854) Sri Gambhira

> — The Bottomless Lake.

> — " The Ultimate Mother is to be visualised as a great and deep

lake of Consciousness, uncomprehended by Space and Time. " Siva Sutra

1.23

>

> 858) Sri Kalpana-rahita

> — Pure Consciousness.

>

> 859) Sri Kastha

> — The Final Truth.

> — " She is the End and She is the Ultimate Path. "

> Kathopanisad 3.11

>

> 861) Sri Kantardha-vigraha

> — Having half the form which is Female.

>

> 866) Sri Aja

> — The Unborn One.

> — The One without Birth.

>

> 870) Sri Antarmukha-samaradhya

>

> — Worshipped by those with Inner Vision.

> — Worshipped by those with introspection.

>

> 871) Sri Bahirmukha-sudurlabha

> — To be sought within.

>

> 879) Sri Sudha-srutih

> — Ambrosial Stream of Bliss.

>

> 880) Sri Samsara-panka-nirmagna- samuddharana-pandita

> — Rescues those drowning in Samsara; cycle of births and death.

> — " Just as the tusk of Sri Varahavatara rescued the submerged

earth,

> so also She rescues those drowned in the Sea of Births. " Saundarya-

> Lahari 3

>

> 891) Sri Vidrumabha

> — The Tree of Knowledge

>

> 893) Sri Visnurupini

> — Sri Vishnu is one of Her Forms.

> — The Primordial Power of Sri Mahesha has four different forms.

>

> 902) Sri Vijnana-Kalana

> — The Knower.

> — The Perceiver.

>

> 907) Sri Tattvamayi

> — The Mother of the Ultimate State of Consciousness.

>

> 911) Sri Sadasiva-Kutumbini

> — The Matriarch of His Family.

> — The Matriarch of Creation.

>

> 920) Sri Sadodita

> — Ever Present in minds of devotees.

>

> 925) Sri Kaulini-Kevala

> — The Power behind Time.

>

> 940) Sri Paramoda

> — The Form of the Ultimate Bliss of Realization.

>

> 952) Sri Sasvataisvarya

> — Having the Eternal Kingdom

>

> 960) Sri Lokatita

> — Seated above Sahasrara or Sadashiva

> - Loka in body.

> — Transcends all Universes.

>

> 965) Sri Bala

> — The First Movement towards Creation.

>

> 980) Sri Jnanagamya

> — Reached only by Knowledge.

>

> 995) Sri Sarvanullanghya Sasana

> — Whose command none i.e., not even Trimurtis can transgress.

>

> 1000) Sri Lalitambika

> — The Mother Sri Lalita.

> — " Since the Mother transcends the universe She sports, She is

said to be Sri Lalita. " (Padma Purana)

>

> Sri Lalita Sahasranama

> C. S. Murthy, Assoc. Advertisers and Printers, 1989.

>

>

> But what is God Almighty/Brahman/Allah actually? Again the Hindu

> scriptures provide the most enlightening knowledge that most of

their

> followers remain ignorant of. (Maybe this is because there are no

> temples or idols of Brahman. The majority of Hindus and their

priests

> need idols and rituals/bhajans/food for them.)

>

> Brahman is the concept of the Godhead found in Hinduism. Brahman is

> the unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality which

is

> the Divine Ground of all matter, energy, time, space, being, and

> everything beyond in this universe.

>

> This Supreme Cosmic Spirit or Absolute Reality called Brahman is

said

> to be eternal, genderless, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent,

> and ultimately indescribable in the human language. It can be at

best

> described as infinite Being, infinite Consciousness and infinite

> Bliss. Brahman is regarded as the source and essence of the

material

> universe. It is pure being. Brahman manifests as Hiranyagarbha,

> the " world soul " , which also can take many forms or manifestations

of

> the thousands of gods. It was deemed a singular substrate from

which

> all that is arises, and debuts with this verse:

>

> " Great indeed are the devas who have sprung out of Brahman. " —

> Atharva Veda

>

> Essentially, it is also beyond being and non-being alike, and thus

> does not quite fit with the usual connotations of the word God and

> even the concept of monism. For this reason, some authors use the

> word 'Godhead' for Brahman, to distinguish it from the usual usage

of

> the word 'God'. It is said that Brahman cannot be known by material

> means, that we cannot be made conscious of it, because Brahman is

our

> very consciousness. Brahman (Ryke) is also not restricted to the

> usual dimensional perspectives of being, and thus enlightenment,

> moksha, yoga, samadhi, nirvana, etc. do not merely mean to know

> Brahman, but to realise one's 'brahman-hood', to actually realise

> that one is and always was of Brahman nature. Indeed, closely

related

> to the Self concept of Brahman is the idea that it is synonymous

with

> jiva-atma, or individual souls, our atman (or soul) being readily

> identifiable with the greater soul of Brahman.

>

> The Advaitic tradition rejects the above notion of an evolving

> definition of Brahman. It considers the Vedas to be eternal,

timeless

> and contemporaneous with Brahman. In this tradition, the Vedas were

> handed down generations by vocal memorizations. Written texts of

the

> Vedas are a relatively recent phenomenon.

>

> Connected with the ritual of pre-Vedantic Hinduism, Brahman

signified

> the power to grow, the expansive and self-altering process of

ritual

> and sacrifice, often visually realised in the sputtering of flames

as

> they received the all important ghee (clarified butter) and rose in

> concert with the mantras of the Vedas. Brahmin came to refer to the

> highest of the four castes, the Brahmins, who by virtue of their

> purity and priesthood are held to have such powers.

>

> It is the first instance of monism in organized religion. Hinduism

> remains the only religion with this concept. To call this

> concept 'God' would be imprecise. The closest interpretation of the

> term can be found in the Taittariya Upanishad (II.1) where Brahman

is

> described in the following manner: satyam jnanam anantam brahman -

> " Brahman is of the nature of truth, knowledge and infinity " . Thus,

> Brahman is the origin and end of all things, material or otherwise.

> Brahman is the root source and Divine Ground of everything that

> exists, and does not exist in Hinduism. It is defined as unknowable

> and Satchitananda (Truth-Consciousness-Bliss). Since it is eternal

> and infinite, it comprises the only truth. The goal of Hinduism,

> through the various yogas, is to realize that the soul (Atman) is

> actually nothing but Brahman. The Hindu pantheon of gods is said,

in

> the Vedas and Upanishads, to be only higher manifestations of

> Brahman. For this reason, " ekam sat " (all is one), and all is

> Brahman. This explains the Hindu view that " All paths lead to the

one

> Brahman, though many sages [and religions] call him different

things. "

>

> Several mahâ-vâkyas, or great sayings, indicate what the principle

of

> Brahman is:

>

> prajnânam brahma[1] " Brahman is knowledge "

> ayam âtmâ brahma[2] " The Self (or the Soul) is Brahman "

> aham brahmâsmi[3] " I am Brahman "

> tat tvam asi[4] " Thou are that "

> sarvam khalv idam brahma[5] " All this that we see in the world is

> Brahman " ,

> sachchidânanda brahma[6][7] " Brahman is existence, consciousness,

> and bliss " .

>

> Another way to describe Brahman, as mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita,

> is to say, " Brahman is not this.. Brahman is not that.. " Until

> everything in the infinite universe has been eliminated and only

> Brahman remains.

>

>

> Brahman and Atman

>

> Philosopher mystics of the Upanishads identify Brahman, the world

> soul, with Atman, the inner essence of the human being also known

> as " Micro-soul-spark of Brahman[citation needed]. The Ultimate

Truth

> is expressed as Nirguna Brahman, or lord of all " Gods " . Nirguna

> means " formless " , " attributeless " , mega-soul also known as.

" spirit "

> only. While Advaita philosophy considers Brahman to be without any

> form, qualities, or attributes, Dvaita philosophy understands nir-

> guna as without material form or without bad qualities.

>

> In Dvaita, Vishnu is Brahman since the followers stress a personal

> God. Advaita, on the other hand, considers all personal forms of

God

> including Vishnu and Shiva as different aspects of God in personal

> form or God with attributes, Saguna Brahman.

>

> According to some, God's energy is personified as Devi, the Divine

> Mother.

>

>

> Enlightenment and Brahman

>

> While Brahman lies behind the sum total of the objective universe,

> some human minds boggle at any attempt to explain it with only the

> tools provided by reason. Brahman is beyond the senses, beyond the

> mind, beyond intelligence, beyond imagination. Indeed, the highest

> idea is that Brahman is beyond both existence and non-existence,

> transcending and including time, causation and space, and thus can

> never be known in the same material sense as one

> traditionally 'understands' a given concept or object.

>

> Imagine a person who is blind from birth and has not seen anything.

> Is it possible for us to explain to him the meaning of the colour

> red? Is any amount of thinking or reasoning on his part ever going

to

> make him understand the sensation of the colour red? In a similar

> fashion the idea of Brahman cannot be explained or understood

through

> material reasoning or any form of human communication. Brahman is

> like the colour red; those who can sense it cannot explain or argue

> with those who have never sensed it.

>

> Brahman is considered the all pervading consciousness which is the

> basis of all the animate and inanimate entities and material.

> (brahmano hi pratisthaham, Bhagavad Gita 14.27)

>

>

> Advaita concept

>

> The universe is not just conscious, but it is consciousness, and

this

> consciousness is Brahman. Human consciousness has forgotten its

> identity, that of Brahman, as if a drop of water from a vast ocean

> thought itself separate, and that the only path to merge back into

> that Brahman or supreme consciousness is through the paths of

> devotion, moral living, following the eight-fold path of Ashtanga

> Yoga meditation, often expressed in various systems of spiritual

> practices known as yogas.

>

> If one seeks Brahman via true knowledge, Atman seeks truth and

> accepts it no matter what it is. Atman accepts all truths of the

> self/ego, and thus is able to accept the fact that it is not

separate

> from its surroundings. Then Atman is permanently absorbed into

> Brahman and become one and the same with it. This is how one

forever

> escapes rebirth.

>

> In Advaita Vedanta, Brahman is without attributes and strictly

> impersonal. It can be best described as infinite Being, infinite

> Consciousness and infinite Bliss. It is pure knowledge itself,

> similar to a source of infinite radiance. Since the Advaitins

regard

> Brahman to be the Ultimate Truth, so in comparison to Brahman,

every

> other thing, including the material world, its distinctness, the

> individuality of the living creatures and even Ishvara (the Supreme

> Lord) itself are all untrue. Brahman is the effulgent cause of

> everything that exists and can possibly exist. Since it is beyond

> human comprehension, it is without any attributes, for assigning

> attributes to it would be distorting the true nature of Brahman.

> Advaitins believe in the existence of both Saguna Brahman and

Nirguna

> Brahman, however they consider Nirguna Brahman to be the absolute

> supreme truth.

>

> When man tries to know the attributeless Brahman with his mind,

under

> the influence of an illusionary power of Brahman called Maya,

Brahman

> becomes God (Ishvara). God is Brahman under Maya. The material

world

> also appears as such due to Maya. God is Saguna Brahman, or Brahman

> with attributes. He is omniscient, omnipresent, incorporeal,

> independent, Creator of the world, its ruler and also destroyer. He

> is eternal and unchangeable. He is both immanent and transcedent,

as

> well as full of love and justice. He may be even regarded to have a

> personality. He is the subject of worship. He is the basis of

> morality and giver of the fruits of one's Karma. He rules the world

> with his Maya. However, while God is the Lord of Maya and she (ie,

> Maya) is always under his control, living beings (jîva, in the

sense

> of humans) are the servants of Maya (in the form of ignorance).

This

> ignorance is the cause of all material experiences in the mortal

> world. While God is Infinite Bliss, humans, under the influence of

> Maya consider themselves limited by the body and the material,

> observable world. This misperception of Brahman as the observed

> Universe results in human emotions such as happiness, sadness,

anger

> and fear. The Ultimate reality remains Brahman and nothing else.

The

> Advaita equation is simple. It is due to Maya that the one single

> Atman (the individual soul) appears to the people as many Atmans,

> each in a single body. Once the curtain of maya is lifted, the

Atman

> is exactly equal to the Brahman.

>

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